Category Archives: Sport

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Exercise and Exorcism

23 Aug Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. No comments.

A minor mountain climbed yesterday at Lee Quarry in the fourth race of the five race Hope XC Series, as one gangly bet rider set out on his first race at Lee Quarry since he broke his collarbone there in April 2009.

Golf Ball Fell Race 2010

Golf Ball Fell Race 2010

19 Aug Filed under Blog, Google Earth, Sport. 1 Comment.

That didn’t quite go according to plan.  Not that there was much of a plan… but I got a bit of a shock in a race. You usually get them in sport once or twice per year, but it was a hard lesson to me … Read More →

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Blackburn Grand Prix 2010 – a win brings relief

22 Jul Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. 2 Comments.

A year ago I went to ride my first Blackburn Grand Prix race, and as soon as I rode onto the course for a warm-up, immediately knew it was a course for me. Last year’s race was really enjoyable for me and I went off … Read More →

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Colne Grand Prix 2010

15 Jul Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. No comments.

My first town centre crit as an oldie last night (albeit still in the baby support race ) and it was business as usual.  just over 50 riders lined up for Colne Grand Prix as Colne itself seemed to be inexplicably sandwiched on all sides … Read More →

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Life-Long Learner: In Pursuit of the Rad

20 Jun Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. 2 Comments.

Had been very much looking forward to yesterday since January, and it didn’t disappoint.  Matthew had very perceptively noticed that no matter how much we ride bikes, there is still some learning to be done.  We spend so much money over the years trying to … Read More →

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Rossendale Triathlon 2010

6 Jun Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. 1 Comment.

A bit of tough fun on a Sunday morning and a mini-target for me. Important to keep the weight down with these mini-targets throughout the year! I finished tenth today. The usual massive disparity in the time splits out of the 259 entrants for me… … Read More →

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Lily’s third fell race: The Austwick Amble

1 Jun Filed under Blog, Family Photos, Featured Articles, Sport. 2 Comments.

Lily did us proud yet again yesterday with what was a great run in the Austwick Amble junior race. We’d had a lovely night camping in Malham and turned up for the Austwick street fair with semi-plans to run (we’d packed the trainers etc!).

Lee Quarry XC race

The unlikely adrenaline hub of the world: Rossendale, Lancashire

28 Apr Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. 4 Comments.

In a way, it’s a strange discovery; one of those little unpredictable things that happen in life. As a cyclist who’s done a bit of everything on a bike, and still would do if he had time, I’ve found myself refining my cycling to niches … Read More →

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Ronde van Oost Lancashire 2010

3 Apr Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Google Earth, Sport. No comments.

It’s been a fun day – I don’t do much social bike riding in a busy life but when I do, I want the rides to be like today’s in inaugural Ronde van Oost Lancashire.   Billed (roughly) as a local answer to my favourite classic … Read More →

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Liver Hill fell race… an evening of springtime ‘fun’

30 Mar Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Sport. 3 Comments.

I don’t think my legs have been that filthy in years. A very badly timed afternoon of thunderous rain and hailstones rounded off a pretty bad few wet days here in Rossendale, and Lily and I were pretty much committed to going to one of … Read More →